RESEARCH ETHICS

In order to protect individuals who participate in research projects, the CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS sees to it that research projects which require the use of participants are approved by an ethics committee.

Thus, ethics committees of the former institutions, including the CSSS-IUGS, merged on September 1st 2016 to form the ethic committee of the CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS. The committee is composed of experts and population representatives who minutely assess the benefits and inconveniences of research projects on their participants. The committee make sure that the research projects will have little or no negative effect on the health and well-being of participants.

The ethics committee ensure that participants in research projects are protected.